Cleveland Police have confirmed that the force was called at 5.13pm after reports that a man had died.

The force say there are no suspicious circumstances.

The branch, close to the Parkway Centre, was closed but staff were still inside this evening.

McDonald's in Coulby Newham where a man in his 50s has died

The Gazette has attempted to contact McDonald’s for comment.

A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service confirmed that it received a call at 4.37pm, and a rapid response vehicle was at the scene within five minutes.

He said: “We were called to reports that a man in his 50s had collapsed in the restaurant. There were two nurses in the restaurant at the time and an ambulance first responder. CPR was being carried out on him when we arrived at the scene. He was taken to James Cook University Hospital.”